Tag:Postgame
Dylan Hunter Brings Bad Karma; Amerks Lose 2-1
The headline sounds like one I would have written two seasons ago during one of the worst seasons the Amerks have ever played. The game we witnessed tonight resembled one of those games more than it did the Rochester Americans of the 2009/10 season. I don’t really blame Dylan Hunter and don’t really think that …
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Amerks End Road Trip With a 2-1 Win; Injury Updates
It wasn’t pretty but the game was full of effort and the Amerks were able to end their six game road trip with a 2-1 win over the Abbotsford Heat. They end the road trip with three wins and three losses, respectable based on the circumstances. The game was scoreless until 7:27 of the third …
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Amerks Depleted Lineup Leads to 6-2 Road Loss
If you’re going to lose you may as well lose big. That seems to be the motto of the Rochester Americans this season. They lose by the final score of 6-2 on Saturday night on the road against the Abbotsford Heat. Shawn Matthias scored first for the Amerks on a great breakaway and was able …
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Two Goals for Rome Leads Moose to 2-1 Win Over Amerks
The Rochester Americans wrapped up their fourth game of a season long six game road trip by losing to the Manitoba Moose by the final score of 2-1. With the loss the Amerks dropped to 18-4-1-0 for the season and 2-2-0-0 on the road trip. That’s right, only their 4th loss out of 23 games. …
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Amerks Win 4-1 on the Road in Manitoba
“We are happy the third period worked pretty well for us today,” is what Alexander Salak said on the Moose post game show. That was the key to the Amerks 18th win of the season on Tuesday against the Manitoba Moose. The final score was 4-1 with goals scored by Repik, Mink, Garrison, and Dadonov. …
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Weekend Recap and Plante vs Spencer Video
Rochester Americans goalie Tyler Plante became involved in a rare goalie fight on Saturday night vs Tim Spencer of the Binghamton Senators. If you watch at the beginning of the clip you’ll see Tim Spencer try and take a run at Clay Wilson on the back boards. As Spencer skated past the left hand side …
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Crunch Talk Trash, Salak Has the Last Laugh
Alexander Salak picked up his 14th win of the season Sunday afternoon in Syracuse and in doing so he made some new friends. I’m sure there are a lot of goalies that are vocal, Martin Biron being the most popular, but Alexander Salak is making a name for himself with every game that he plays. …
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Amerks Coast Again, Third Period Collapse Leads to Loss
Tyler Plante tried to set the tone early in the game Saturday night by telling Tim Spencer of the Binghamton Senators that no one is allowed in his crease. Only four minutes into the game as Spencer skated through part of the crease Plante gave him a nice shove and next thing we know they’re …
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Amerks Coast to a 4-3 Win Over the Baby Pens
The Amerks had a repeat performance Friday night of a game against Syracuse, they played to not lose instead of playing to win. “It was a good first and we coasted after that,” Benoit Groulx said in his short 45 second press conference. Its easy to tell when Groulx is not happy versus when he …
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Amerks Overpowered the Dogs in the Third to Win 5-2
The Rochester Americans won their 15th game of the season and third in a row defeating the Hamilton Bulldogs by the final score of 5-2. I think that’s it is safe to say that this Amerks team is for real. It is still early in the season with only 18 games played but the way …
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Amerks Spoil the Griffins Streak, Salak Wins his Tenth
The Amerks played spoilers on Saturday night by defeating the Grand Rapids Griffins and ending the Griffins nine game winning streak and also handed the Griffins their first home loss of the season. Alexander Salak won his 10th game of the season by saving 33 of the 34 shots he faced. Is it too early …
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Tough Loss On the Road, Portland Wins 6-3
Playing against a team that has nothing to lose is probably the worst team to play against. That proved true on Thursday night in Buffalo at HSBC Arena when the Amerks 11 game winning streak came to an end. Portland was the better team on Thursday night and they won 6-3. “You have to give …
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